Oxford Instruments PLC
Activities of head offices · High Wycombe
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1963Public Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2026-03-31 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£340,200,000
Cash
£106,900,000
Turnover
—
Profit / loss
£48,200,000
Current assets
£311,300,000
Creditors < 1 year
£170,200,000
Equity
£340,200,000
Average employees
2,186
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2026-03-3112 months · Group · AI-read | 2025-03-31Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £340,200,000 | £376,100,000 |
| Equity | £340,200,000 | £376,100,000 |
| Share capital | £2,700,000 | £2,900,000 |
| Retained earnings | £266,300,000 | £305,000,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £240,800,000 | £274,100,000 |
| Intangible assets | £112,700,000 | £121,800,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £76,400,000 | £85,600,000 |
| Current assets | £311,300,000 | £330,700,000 |
| Cash at bank | £106,900,000 | £94,100,000 |
| Debtors | £125,000,000 | £126,200,000 |
| Stock | £72,500,000 | £99,100,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors | £211,900,000 | £228,700,000 |
| Creditors within one year | £170,200,000 | £182,600,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £41,700,000 | £46,100,000 |
| Provisions | £1,200,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Profit / loss | £48,200,000 | £26,000,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £6,700,000 | £5,100,000 |
| Amortisation | £5,300,000 | £5,400,000 |
| Research & development | £37,100,000 | £38,700,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 2,186 | — |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2026-03-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Comparatives
- Prior-year figures were restated
- Principal activity
- Oxford Instruments plc ('OI plc') is the ultimate holding company of a group of subsidiary undertakings (the 'Group') which is a leading global provider of technology and expertise to academic and commercial partners.
- What it does
- scientific technology · Materials Analysis · Semiconductors · Healthcare & Life Science · academic and commercial organisations (AI keywords)
- The year
- The outcomes we have achieved in such a challenging year reinforce our confidence in our ability to achieve these mid-term targets.
- Outlook
- As we look to the future, Oxford Instruments is now in a position of strength. We have a clearer strategic focus, a stronger operational platform, and a culture that is increasingly aligned to customer expectations and delivering consistent and sustainable performance.
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP · senior statutory auditor JAMES HUNTER
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Accounts
- Full accounts · IFRS
- Approved
- 2026-06-08, signed by RICHARD TYSON, PAUL FRY
Directors' report (7)
- Neil Carson
- Richard Tyson
- Paul Fry
- Alison Wood
- Nigel Sheinwald
- Hannah Nichols
- Rowena Innocent
Principal risks (7)
- Geopolitical
- Supply chain
- Macroeconomic
- Routes to market
- NPI
- Product compliance
- Major ERP system failure
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2008-05-27 · satisfied 2010-12-16
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2007-11-26 · satisfied 2011-01-13
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